Pulling Through Paterson. New York, Susquehanna & Western SD70M no. 4064 is the first of four locomotives on train SU-99, seen here approaching Vreeland Ave in Paterson, NJ. The train i... (more)

Engineer Jerry Kuczynski leans out of CNJ 113's cab as it opens its cylinder cocks in Minersville at night.

Reading 2102 rolls past Millers Field as it heads for Tamaqua on a test run.

Lined up and ready to go on the daily train to Enid this unit was originally GM&O and was last owned by Iowa Interstate. I like that simple paint scheme.

P16-EV120-P17 returning from an infrastructure evaluation run to Belgrave approach Burnley.

Western Maryland had no FP7s but Canadian Pacific did and because of that we can see what a Western Maryland FP7 might have looked like, well, minus that round tank and ditch lights etc. In any c... (more)

Uncoupled B-unit is hard to catch. This one has special significance. A former Clinchfield unit, one of the last 4 on that road and something of a celebrity for having been part of the many excu... (more)

Reading 2102 accelerates across the Port Clinton Turntable as it heads for Tamaqua on a test run.

This little Golden City & San Juan Railroad critter comes in handy for moving the various narrow-gauge steam engines at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Reading 2102's air compressors warm up prior to its first run of 2024.

For several years, this locomotive served in the southern region of Puerto Rico, transporting large sugar shipments between Ponce and Guayama. Now, it has found a new home since 2016 at the Train... (more)

The Callaway County Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Car Company and the GWWR sponsored a series of weekend excursions on the Fulton Branch. The GP-40 was originally built for the Western Pacific i... (more)

The diesel passenger run poses briefly with the Chinese 2-8-2, which is slowly coming around, a process we got to witness firsthand in the cab. The "awakening" of a steamer is one of my... (more)

A classic Western Maryland look, as WM-painted FP9 243 runs over "home" rails on its way towards Elkins. To the left is a connection across the Tygart River to the B&O Coal and Coke line... (more)

Happy Endings Caboose Cafe. Near the Cañon City station of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad sits Happy Endings Caboose Cafe, which is situated in a pair of retired cabooses. Seen here is... (more)